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Jews call on Muslims to fight anti-Semitism
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Jews call on Muslims to fight anti-Semitism

The daylight attack of a Berlin rabbi in front of his young daughter sparked fury in Germany, with some Jewish groups saying they feared a rise in anti-Semitic behaviour and calling for the country's large Muslim community to take action.
Far-right activists stage anti-Muslim protest
Berlin

Far-right activists stage anti-Muslim protest

A far-right group has staged a protest outside a Berlin mosque against what it says is the “Islamisation” of Germany. The protesters brandished a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in a move likely to spark widespread anger.
Fake suicide vest prompts Salafist raids
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Fake suicide vest prompts Salafist raids

The discovery of a fake suicide vest at a Berlin flat used by an extremist Salafist Islamist rapper prompted raids of around 70 addresses across the country by more than 1,000 police officers, it emerged on Thursday.
'Send him to hell': rapper in hiding after Fatwa
Islam

'Send him to hell': rapper in hiding after Fatwa

An Iranian rapper is in hiding in Germany after religious leaders said his songs were capital crimes and money was offered for his execution. It is said a song he wrote was offensive to Islam – he says it was critical of the Iranian regime.
Cop suspended for radical Islamist beliefs
Police

Cop suspended for radical Islamist beliefs

Western German police chiefs have suspended an officer after they discovered he belonged to a branch of Salafist Muslim fundamentalists, and had been distributing radical religious material, it was reported on Tuesday.
Salafist Muslims arrested as protest turns ugly
Politics

Salafist Muslims arrested as protest turns ugly

Police arrested 81 people on Tuesday after a Salafist Muslim protest in western Germany against a far-right group displaying cartoons of Mohammed outside mosques turned violent, with rocks thrown at police who responded with tear gas.
Ministry caught in Muslim study leak lie
Islam

Ministry caught in Muslim study leak lie

Germany’s Interior Minister was forced to admit on Friday that his ministry had leaked a controversial study on young Muslims in the country to populist <i>Bild</i> newspaper – despite initial denials.
'A Koran in every home' project makes waves
Islam

'A Koran in every home' project makes waves

A project by Salafist Muslims to give away 25 million German-language Korans across the country – by post and in town centres, has been slammed by a conservative politician calling it a disturbance of the religious peace.
Westerwelle summons Iranian ambassador
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Westerwelle summons Iranian ambassador

Germany's foreign ministry Saturday said it had summoned Iran's ambassador to demand the release of an Iranian-born Christian pastor whose death sentence Berlin fears will be carried out soon.
Many German Muslims 'refuse to integrate'
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Many German Muslims 'refuse to integrate'

Nearly every fourth non-German Muslim rejects integration, questions western values and tends to accept violence, according to a study commissioned by the German Interior Ministry and released late Thursday morning.